Ever-Controversial Cop Thread

[Ixion]

I haven't come across a bad one in my travels. I've been pulled over for looking "suspicious", but I was on my way again in a minute. That's about it.

Well, you would be, wouldn't you (Sorry. Couldn't resist it)

[vtec]

Maybe instead of issuing a fine. He should have issued a warning.

But just reading that I felt violated, they need to take a gentler line with the general public, or else public opinion of the force is going to continue its downward spiral.

[Ixion]

Well, he did sort of. Gave a fine but with a "fix it up in x days and it'll be scrubbed". Called a compliance ticket IIUC . Good idea. Had a few m'self

Like Mr Spudchuka said, new broom, sweeping clean .

[Da Bird]

Maybe instead of issuing a fine. He should have issued a warning.

But just reading that I felt violated, they need to take a gentler line with the general public, or else public opinion of the force is going to continue its downward spiral.

Amazing the number of people who expect warnings, especially the ones who nearly knock me off my work bike. If everyone got a warning, you may as well scrub the traffic side of policing (like I'm sure some would like). Then you would really have something to complain about.

[Indoo]

Im off to Aussie, where its sunny every day - drought - bikes are cheaper where a white man can still hold his head high. :spudwave: Forsale 05 Hornet, 95 GSXR, 00IS300Lexus

Old Robbie really did have a point after all....

[Ixion]

Amazing the number of people who expect warnings, especially the ones who nearly knock me off my work bike. If everyone got a warning, you may as well scrub the traffic side of policing (like I'm sure some would like). Then you would really have something to complain about.

I would like. I'll police 'em, me and my honking big security chain.

[Biff]

Apparently in Amsterdam, the police have to announce the reason for stopping you and outside of that, they can not bust you for anything else.

Not true my friend. The Schengen (European Police Cooperation) agreement allows any police officer, in their own geographical jurisdiction, across Europe to arrest and/or detain any person believed to have be committing an offence or be suspected of planning to commit an offence. And in several countries in Europe, including the UK, they can even slam you away for years without even charging you. Especially if you're from the Middle East, or some parts of Asia....

A couple of weird national police thingies come into play in countries like Spain (and maybe Holland), but the bottom line is that they can hold you for pretty much anything in Europe these days if you even smell guilty. But they may need to call for backup if they wanted to make any formal arrest.

Alledgedly.

[vtec]

Amazing the number of people who expect warnings, especially the ones who nearly knock me off my work bike. If everyone got a warning, you may as well scrub the traffic side of policing (like I'm sure some would like). Then you would really have something to complain about.

Knocking you off your bike is a bit different from being out of the country for 2 years. I agree that if someone nearly knocks you off your bike, by all means throw the book at them. But in this case he could have just done the guy a favour and let him know that it was out of date, and that he should sort it. Especially after giving him such a rigorous going over.

[Korea]

the bottom line is that they can hold you for pretty much anything in Europe these days if you even smell guilty. But they may need to call for backup if they wanted to make any formal arrest.

Alledgedly.

Well, there go a bunch of shiffty plans up in smoke then...

[Karma]

Can't say I've ever been stopped by a copper over here... guess I've never done anything illegal *ahem*

[VasalineWarrior]

Similar story when I got pulled over last year. Driving home from work, following a mate to a party in my crappy car. We both get pulled over by two cops in the same patrol car, one walks to my mates car (full of drunken yobbos), checks his licence, sweet off you go mate. The second cop walks over to me. Im part maori and was wearing a beanie. Gets me out of the car, breath tested, warrant and rego, licence check owership check, the full kit and caboodle. Looked really disapointed when he couldn't find anything too.

[Lou Girardin]

Amazing the number of people who expect warnings, especially the ones who nearly knock me off my work bike. If everyone got a warning, you may as well scrub the traffic side of policing (like I'm sure some would like). Then you would really have something to complain about.

Well the road toll dropped more between 1990 and 1998 when people were complaining about lack of Police presence on the roads, than it has since.

[Patrick]

Well the road toll dropped more between 1990 and 1998 when people were complaining about lack of Police presence on the roads, than it has since.

The thing is, they were out there...people "couldn't see them" in the old white colour (jeez...like they were motorbikes or something???)...dunno why the toll dropped tho...or did it??? Show me the figures?

But since the population is growing and more people own more cars, not surprising things are on the rise again.

[Lou Girardin]

The thing is, they were out there...people "couldn't see them" in the old white colour (jeez...like they were motorbikes or something???)...dunno why the toll dropped tho...or did it??? Show me the figures?

But since the population is growing and more people own more cars, not surprising things are on the rise again.

There weren't as many doing traffic, no HP. They were catching burglars and other 'real' crims. The our beloved AA started bleating about the lack of traffic cops, the GOVT got a hint of the dosh cameras could produce and voila!
The road toll dropped from around 700 in '90 to 500 in '99. (if memory serves)
The population was growing throughout then too, much of the asian influx started around '93/'94.
But cars were getting safer and roads (especially motorways) were being improved.

[Patrick]

There weren't as many doing traffic, no HP. They were catching burglars and other 'real' crims. The our beloved AA started bleating about the lack of traffic cops, the GOVT got a hint of the dosh cameras could produce and voila!
The road toll dropped from around 700 in '90 to 500 in '99. (if memory serves)
The population was growing throughout then too, much of the asian influx started around '93/'94.
But cars were getting safer and roads (especially motorways) were being improved.

True..,.cheers for that...unfortunately the job description changed somewhat...real crims move around in cars though, so chances of getting picked up seems to have increased but the focus may be more on quotas than sticky beaking around a scumbags cage...